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PATENTED JAN. 26, 1904. o. N. ALLERDING.

TILE.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 19, 1902 N0 MODEL.

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Ill Hill/J nvenl'oi IIIIII UNITED STATES Patented January 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

TILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,561, dated January26, 1904.

Application filed December 19, 1902. serial No. 135,924. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLErUs N. ALLERDING, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Mansfield, in the county ofRichland and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inTiles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in tiles; and itsobject is to provide a simple device of this character whereby tiles maybe firmly bound together and at the same time permit of the freecirculation of air therethrough.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention,and in which Figure l is a perspective view of a tile constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through aseries of tiles connected together. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thetile and a terminal tile connected thereto. Fig. 4 is a central verticalsection therethrough. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified form of tileand terminal tile connected, and Fig. 6 is a central vertical sectiontherethrough.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 is a rectangularbody of the tile, which may be of any material and of any proportionsand both ends of which are open. One end, however, is partly closed byan inwardly-extending flange 2, equal in width to the thickness of thewall of the tile. and from the inner edges of which extends a hollowrectangular tongue 3, slightly less in diameter than the internaldiameter of the opposite end of the body 1. These tiles are adapted tobe connected together by inserting the tongues 3 into the large ends ofthe tiles, and they may be then bound together by. placing cement orother suitable material between and vious that air is permitted tofreely circulate -therethrough. The terminal tiles 4 are ofsubstantially the same proportions as those hereinbefore described; butone end thereof is closed, as shown at 5. At a point adjacent to theclosed end 5 of this terminal tile is a rectangular aperture 6,surrounded by an angular tongue 7, extending laterally from the tile andslightly less in diameter than the internal diameter of the open ends ofthe tiles. This, construction of the terminal has been fully illustratedin Fig. 4. If desired, however, a modified form of terminal may beconstructed, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. With this construction in lieuof having the tongue at the side of the closed end of the tile anaperture 8 is formed in said side for the reception of the tongue 3 ofone of the tiles and a rectangular tongue 9 is arranged at the oppositeend of the terminal tile and is slightly less in diameter than theinternal diameter of the tiles.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodification may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve theright to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of myinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- A tilecomprisingahollow rectangular body portion having a closed end and anopen end, the open end being provided with a projecting rectangulartongue or flange, said body portion being also provided with arectangular side opening leading into the hollow body portion andarranged above and contiguous with said closed end, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLETUS N. ALLERDING. Witnesses:

F. W. MILLER, M. L. RICHARD.

